homogenize
[huh-moj-uh-nahyz, hoh-]
- to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- to prepare an emulsion, as by reducing the size of the fat globules in (milk or cream) in order to distribute them equally throughout.
- to make uniform or similar, as in composition or function: to homogenize school systems.
- Metallurgy. to subject (metal) to high temperature to ensure uniform diffusion of components.
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- to become homogenized.
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Also especially British, ho·mog·e·nise.
Origin of homogenize
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Related Words for homogenizing
accommodate, adapt, homogenize, institutionalize, conform, mingle, fit, accustom, acculturate, acclimatize, intermix, standardize, parallel, match, homologize, systematize, stereotype, assimilate, institute, regimenthomogenize
homogenise
- (tr) to break up the fat globules in (milk or cream) so that they are evenly distributed
- to make or become homogeneous
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Word Origin and History for homogenizing
homogenize
"make similar," 1742, from homogenous + -ize. Sense of "render milk uniform in consistency" is from 1901. Related: Homogenized; homogenizing.
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